Abstract
Exploitation of modern
Information and Communications Technology can raise awareness and efficiently
support citizen initiatives and actions at a local level for facing emergency
situations before they spread.
Motivated by the recent
destructive wildfires in Attica,
Greece, we
suggest Volunteer Network for Critical Situations (VNCS), an online
collaborative system for immediate channeling and efficient diffusion of
information about emergency situations based exclusively on the contribution of
people / citizens located within a small range around the area where an
incident occurs.
Our objective is two-fold.
On the one hand, we wish to demonstrate how advances in technology and
communications can be exploited in order to strengthen social solidarity and
social welfare. On the other hand, we wish to provide a practical solution, an
online social service, for supporting citizens to turn awareness into action
during critical situations prior to the intervention of special government
agencies and mechanisms.
Keywords
internet-based online collaborative system smart devices dissemination of information emergency situations online socail network of volunteers socail solidarity and welfare
References
- Favre, C., Abdelkader Zighed, D., Guille, A., Hacid, H. (2013). Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks: A Survey. ACM SIGMOD Record, 42(2). Olinsky, A. D., Quinn, J. T., Quinn, C. J. and Quinn, M. J. (2016). How Information Spreads in Online Social Networks. Advances in Business and Management Forecasting, 11. Hermkens, K. and Kietzmann, J. H. (2011). Social media? Get serious! Understanding the functional building blocks of social media. Business Horizons, 54 (3). Rivest, R. L., Stein, C., Cormen, T. H. and Leiserson, C. E. (2009). Introduction to Algorithms. The MIT Press.
Abstract
References
- Favre, C., Abdelkader Zighed, D., Guille, A., Hacid, H. (2013). Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks: A Survey. ACM SIGMOD Record, 42(2). Olinsky, A. D., Quinn, J. T., Quinn, C. J. and Quinn, M. J. (2016). How Information Spreads in Online Social Networks. Advances in Business and Management Forecasting, 11. Hermkens, K. and Kietzmann, J. H. (2011). Social media? Get serious! Understanding the functional building blocks of social media. Business Horizons, 54 (3). Rivest, R. L., Stein, C., Cormen, T. H. and Leiserson, C. E. (2009). Introduction to Algorithms. The MIT Press.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | September 15, 2019 |
| Submission Date | July 16, 2019 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2019Volume: 5 Issue: 14 |
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